The Psalmist is thankful that the Lord has treated Him good because of his faithfulness to God’s word, but realizes that he needs more instruction and help from the Lord to continue to be faithful and obedient to His word. We need to be more like this Psalmist who...
“In the first sentence, Hosea attempts to move his audience to re-enter their relationship with God. He first says, 'let us know', and then more accurately, 'let us pursue to know'. He does this because in this life we will never fully know God; that full knowledge...
Hosea added a conclusion to his prophecies that is a word of wisdom for the discerning reader. One should learn three things from this book. First, the Lord's "ways" are correct, and therefore, best. Second, righteous people will choose to walk in the Lord's ways...
How much do we love the word of God? Are they this enjoyable to us? O’ God give us a hunger to taste your word and let it be sweeter than honey to our mouth. "While God's truth is food for our souls, it is not a 'buffet' from which we select only the things we...
The Psalmist asks God to sustain and deliver him, also asking for God to continue to show how great He is through this trial that he might not be ashamed of hoping in God. Even the greatest of the saints at times had doubts and needed God to uplift them and sustain...
Are you feeling the famine of a lack of spiritual food yet? It is hard to find a church who will faithfully preach the word & people who will stand up for the truth. We are fast becoming a nation & world of people who want their ears tickled. When people...
This verse shows that God can speak to anyone with His word. Sometimes we think a person cannot be saved because of the way they live their lives, or someone is incapable of understanding the word, but God’s word can go wherever He wants it to. We need to pray...
God’s grace gave Jonah another chance to serve Him and become the greatest evangelist of all time. God wants us to serve Him and be used by Him. We miss out on God’s greatest blessings when we are afraid, lazy, or don’t feel like we can be used, or the person we...
Here we see the heart of Paul for even those who hated him for his leaving Judaism and preaching a Gospel based on grace not law. He is praying something that he knows could not be granted, but would still do if possible. He prayed that he could go to hell so...
Note that trusting Christ is not only a matter of believing, but also obeying. Obeying does not save you, but it shows your faith is real. Not to believe on Christ is to disobey God. God “commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). Romans 6:17 also equates...
